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TexasTowelie

(112,441 posts) Mon Jun 15, 2015, 10:02 PM Jun 2015

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House votes 391-0 to urge Iran to release jailed Americans

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune

WASHINGTON – The House voted 391-0 Monday (June 15) for a resolution calling on Iran to release three Americans jailed in the nation and provide information on a 4th American listed as missing.

Under arrest in Iran are Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Pastor Saeed Abedin, sentenced for holding a Bible study and former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati.

Former FBI agent Robert Levinson has been missing for eight years.

Previously, some congressional members called on the Obama administration to link any potential deal to lift sanctions against Iran in return for reductions in the nation's nuclear program, to the release of the Americans and information on Levinson.'

Read more: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/house_votes_391-0_to_urge_iran.html

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House votes 391-0 to urge Iran to release jailed Americans (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2015 OP

Where is the Congessional resolution for the release of free speech political prisoners in Saudi? Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #1

But the Saudis are our friends. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #2

We'll have to borrow some moral authority from somewhere to make that call, cause we pissed GoneFishin Jun 2015 #3

And how much of Iran burrowowl Jun 2015 #4

What a bold, daring statement by these brave public servants! mpcamb Jun 2015 #5

This is the result of one of the 75 or so days they'll work this year Doctor_J Jun 2015 #6

I'm surprised that some of the GOP didn't vote against it. olddad56 Jun 2015 #7

Voting is so impersonal; maybe they should send a letter...... brooklynite Jun 2015 #8

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. Where is the Congessional resolution for the release of free speech political prisoners in Saudi?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 10:41 PM

Jun 2015

TexasTowelie

(112,441 posts)

2. But the Saudis are our friends.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 10:43 PM

Jun 2015

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)

3. We'll have to borrow some moral authority from somewhere to make that call, cause we pissed

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 10:56 PM

Jun 2015

all of ours away in Guantanamo Bay.

burrowowl

(17,648 posts)

4. And how much of Iran

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 01:55 AM

Jun 2015

do we hold hostage by freezes, etc.?

mpcamb

(2,878 posts)

5. What a bold, daring statement by these brave public servants!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 07:32 AM

Jun 2015

And we pay them a salary for spending time on this???

(Don't know how to do the dripping sarcasm thing)

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

6. This is the result of one of the 75 or so days they'll work this year

Reply to mpcamb (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 01:05 PM

Jun 2015

Colon sarcasm colon with no spaces

olddad56

(5,732 posts)

7. I'm surprised that some of the GOP didn't vote against it.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 06:37 PM

Jun 2015

brooklynite

(94,737 posts)

8. Voting is so impersonal; maybe they should send a letter......

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 08:54 PM

Jun 2015

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